After Chandler grabbed this key backcourt rebound, the Bulls immediately called a timeout and Skiles prepared to arrange the final attack.
In fact, there is no need to guess, the person who executed the final attack of the Bulls must be Chen Jie, and it cannot be anyone else.
However, whether it will be a three-pointer or a two-pointer in overtime depends on Scales' arrangement.
Five Bulls players walked to the sidelines and gathered around without even sitting down to listen to Scales's arrangement.
"We want three points from this ball!"
Skiles' first words determined the biggest suspense of this pause.
Three points, not two points, which means that the outcome of this game will be decided in this attack.
Either the Bulls win, or the Bulls lose. There is no possibility of overtime!
Of course, this is not because Scales is a gambler. Logically speaking, at this time, it is a conservative approach to go for two points in overtime, but it is undoubtedly a gamble to go for three points.
But, everyone knows that Chen Jie's physical strength is no longer enough. If there is another overtime, he will definitely not be able to hold on. Without Chen Jie, what will the Bulls do even if it goes into overtime? Can they still win?
The result is no suspense!
Skiles naturally understands this truth, so at this time, he can only gamble. He can only choose a three-pointer.
"Jie Lai throws, the tactics are like this..."
As expected, this attack was assigned to Chen Jie by Scales.
Several other Bulls players did not raise any objections. After all, although Chen Jie's physical fitness seems to be poor now, he is still the Bulls' most stable and threatening scoring tool.
Otherwise, who will throw the ball?
Chandler Duhon or Griffin?
Let’s not talk about whether they can make the investment, but let’s talk about whether they dare to take on such a heavy responsibility at this time!
Therefore, this ball can only be thrown by Chen Jie.
After the two questions are determined, the next step is to arrange the tactics. How to move, how Chen Jie catches the ball, and how his teammates cover.
There are many such tactics on every coach's tactical board, and Scales is no exception.
The arrangement this time is different from the past. Although Du Hong is also serving, Chen Jie no longer uses the screen, but runs backwards from the baseline to catch the ball, because there are still more than sixteen seconds left in the game. After catching the ball,
Whether Chen Jie should shoot directly or take a few steps before shooting, Scales gave this choice to Chen Jie.
Everything has been arranged and the pause is over.
Ten players from both sides walked back to the playing field, and all the fans in the United Center stood up to watch the final goal that decided the outcome.
On the big screen, a close-up of Chen Jie was shown. Obviously, everyone really believed that this ball could only be shot by Chen Jie.
At this time, the five Bulls players on the court were Duhong, Griffin, Chen Jie, Chandler and Noccioni serving the ball.
As soon as the referee's whistle blew, Griffin pulled to the left corner, and Chandler moved to the basket without giving Chen Jie a pick-and-roll. LaFrentz originally wanted to help defend Chen Jie according to Rivers' request.
In this way, he could only follow Chandler, and Noccioni moved to about forty-five corners next to the top fox. Chen Jie first ran to the bottom basket, and then suddenly changed direction and moved to the top of the key.
Richie Davis reacted very promptly and caught up with Chen Jie, but all Chen Jie needed was a chance to catch the ball, and this time, he succeeded.
Du Hong's basketball was quickly released, and Chen Jie caught it steadily.
Then Du Hong moved to the right baseline and opened it up for Chen Jie to play singles.
At this time, there were people standing in all five corners of the court. Chen Jie was in the top arc, forming a one-on-one situation with Richie Davis.
Paul Pierce seemed to want to come over and flank Chen Jie with Richie Davis, but after looking at the time, he still didn't step forward and looked a little hesitant.
Chen Jie dribbled the ball and looked up at the countdown clock.
The fans in the audience held their breath, waiting for the moment to decide the outcome.
Ten seconds...
Chen Jie suddenly changed direction, and just before Paul Pierce was about to attack him, he got out of the way to shoot.
When Paul Pierce was halfway there, Chen Jie had already taken off.
He did not choose to shoot the winning shot at the last moment, but took the shot early.
Although Richie Davis' center of gravity was shaken, he still jumped up to block Chen Jie. He jumped so high that he almost touched the basketball.
Paul Pierce didn't catch up. He had no choice but to stand on the floor and stare blankly at the basketball thrown by Chen Jie.
This three-pointer is much more important than the three-pointer Chen Jie made just now!
Everyone in the United Center, everyone, except for one, was staring at the Celtics basket.
They all know that the basketball will fly over in at most one second, and whether it will go in or not will be decided in the next second.
The outcome of the game will also be decided at this moment!
Bang!
Wow!
As the basketball hit the neck of the basket and bounced high, the fans at the United Center instantly let out a sigh of regret in unison.
Jessica Alba covered her eyes, not wanting to see Chen Jie's disappointed look.
Scales threw away his hand and turned around helplessly, his back looking lonely.
Chen Jie landed on the ground and saw that the basketball did not go in, but he no longer had the strength to rush in and grab the rebound. His eyes looked a little helpless.
The DJ at the scene, red-headed Carl, was a little stunned when he saw this scene, did not speak, and fell silent.
The Celtics bench was extremely excited. Many people jumped up and were ready to celebrate the victory.
The competition for rebounds is extremely fierce!
The game time is also disappearing second by second!
With three seconds left, after a series of battles for the ball on the floor, Chandler finally grabbed the rebound.
There is not much time left in the game, it is even said that it is not enough.
Chandler remembered Skiles' instructions, but instead of shooting directly, he looked for teammates on the outside.
He still wants a three-pointer!
But at this time, it was too late for him to find Chen Jie.
Seeing a teammate standing there at a 45-degree angle, Chandler passed the ball without even having time to see who it was.
The desperate fans at the United Center had their hopes rekindled after seeing Chandler grab the rebound.
However, when they turned their attention to the player receiving the ball from the outside, they were desperate again.
It's Noccioni!
It's the new guy named Andis!
This is his first NBA game. At this time, how can he dare to expect him to make a shot?
Three seconds, basically after Noccioni takes the ball, the game will be over.
Did you really lose?
Everyone seems so pessimistic.
Even Chandler, who passed the ball to Noccioni, started to walk back when he saw that it was Noccioni who was receiving the ball. He knew that he had no chance to grab the rebound.
As for whether Noccioni could score this goal, Chandler didn't dare to think about it.
After receiving the ball, Noccioni threw the ball directly without even adjusting.
Fortunately, there was no defender in front of him, so the ball was still very comfortable to throw.
However, no one had hope for him.
Chandler started to walk back, and Chen Jie also turned around, not looking at the basketball thrown by Noccioni.
But the moment he turned around, suddenly, a burst of cheers shook the world.
Three-pointer, Noccioni's three-pointer, made!
With an incredible turn, Chen Jie saw the still shaking basketball net.
With an incredible turn, Chandler saw Noccioni celebrating wildly.
With an incredible turn, Scales saw all the fans jumping up and the ribbon in his hand was still in a ball.
At this time, the bell rang at the end of the game, and the Bulls' victory was certain!
Noccioni frantically ran around the field with his hands raised, high-fiving and chest-bumping every teammate who came to celebrate!
Chen Jie smiled, very happily, but weakly.
He was lying on the floor, looking at the ceiling of the arena, his body heavy and his mood relaxed.
The game was finally won. Although it was not a winning shot, it didn't matter. As long as I won, it would be fine.
Jessica Alba put down her hand with some surprise, seeing the lonely backs of the Celtics players on the field, and the ecstatic celebrations of the Bulls players on the field.
She was also very excited!
Won, won! Really won! (To be continued...)
ps: I went on a date during the day, so the update is a bit late. There will be another chapter later...
